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to
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
I don’t know how to say it.
I have places to go and people to see.
2. part. As above, with the verb implied.
"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed.".
If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
3. part. A particle used to create phrasal verbs.
I have to do laundry today.
4. prep. Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.
We are walking to the shop.
5. prep. Used to indicate purpose.
He devoted himself to education.
They drank to his health.
6. prep. Used to indicate result of action.
His face was beaten to a pulp.
7. prep. Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.
8. prep. (obsolete,) As a.
With God to friend (with God as a friend); with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe); lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); t
9. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.
one to one = 1:1
ten to one = 10:1.
I have ten dollars to your four.
10. prep. (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
Three squared or three to the second power is nine.
Three to the power of two is nine.
Three to the second is nine.
11. prep. Used to indicate the indirect object.
I gave the book to him.
12. prep. (time) Preceding.
ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).
13. prep. Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.
There's a lot of sense to what he says.
14. prep. (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands) At.
Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.
15. adv. Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Please push the door to.
16. adv. (nautical) Into the wind.
17. adv. misspelling of too
bother
1. v. To annoy, to disturb, to irritate.
Would it bother you if I smoked?
2. v. (intransitive) To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be troublesome.
Why do I even bother to try?
3. v. (intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
You didn't even bother to close the door.
4. n. Fuss, ado.
There was a bit of bother at the hairdresser's when they couldn't find my appointment in the book.
5. n. Trouble, inconvenience.
Yes, I can do that for you - it's no bother.
6. interj. A mild expression of annoyance.
trouble
1. n. A distressing or dangerous situation.
He was in trouble when the rain started.
2. n. A difficulty, problem, condition, or action contributing to such a situation.
The trouble was a leaking brake line. The trouble with that suggestion is that we lack the funds to put it in motion. The bridge column magnified the trouble with a slig
3. n. A violent occurrence or event.
the troubles in Northern Ireland
4. n. Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required.
It's no trouble for me to edit it.
5. n. A malfunction.
He's been in hospital with some heart trouble. My old car has engine trouble.
6. n. Liability to punishment; conflict with authority.
He had some trouble with the law.
7. n. (mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.
8. v. (transitive, now rare) To disturb, stir up, agitate (a medium, especially water).
9. v. To mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
What she said about narcissism is troubling me.
10. v. In weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
I will not trouble you to deliver the letter.
11. v. (reflexive, or intransitive) To take pains to do something.
I won't trouble to post the letter today; I can do it tomorrow.
12. v. (intransitive) To worry; to be anxious.
irritate
1. v. To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure.
2. v. To introduce irritability or irritation in.
3. v. (intransitive) To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
4. v. To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
5. v. (obsolete) To render null and void.

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